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How the Seattle Seahawks’ sale will score a touchdown for charity 8 years after Paul Allen’s death

How the Seattle Seahawks’ sale will score a touchdown for charity 8 years after Paul Allen’s death

When Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died on Oct. 15, 2018, he left behind an estimated US$26 billion that he wanted to largely leave to charity. Allen died at 65 of septic shock after a yearslong…

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Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix it

Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix it

Alesia Kazantceva/Unsplash You pull on your rain jacket, step out into the storm, and within half an hour your undershirt is soaked. The jacket you purchased as “waterproof” seems to have stopped working, and all…

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Dominican Republic has over 150 million tons of rare earth deposits, president says

Dominican Republic has over 150 million tons of rare earth deposits, president says

Dominican Republic has over 150 million tons of rare earth deposits, president says by : Reuters Source link

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Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

It’s a familiar experience for many Americans: You’re watching your favorite show and suddenly you’re ambushed by an ad for a drug whose name sounds like a Wi-Fi password, before a relentlessly cheerful voice tells…

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Woolworths’ AI agent rambled about its ‘mother’. It’s a sign of deeper problems with the tech rollout

Woolworths’ AI agent rambled about its ‘mother’. It’s a sign of deeper problems with the tech rollout

Recently some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Olive. Instead of sticking to groceries, recipes and basket suggestions, Olive reportedly produced strange, overly human-like…

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Morning Bid: AI horror stories

Morning Bid: AI horror stories

Morning Bid: AI horror stories by : Reuters Source link

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Could global tensions finally see Sweden warming towards the euro?

Could global tensions finally see Sweden warming towards the euro?

Sweden has been part of the European Union for 30 years, yet it is one of the few EU countries that has kept its own currency, the krona. Legally, Sweden is expected to join the…

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Oil sales under US-Venezuela deal expected to reach $2 billion by end of February, US says

Oil sales under US-Venezuela deal expected to reach $2 billion by end of February, US says

Oil sales under US-Venezuela deal expected to reach $2 billion by end of February, US says by : Reuters Source link

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ancient fossils shed light on a key period in human evolution

ancient fossils shed light on a key period in human evolution

Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last common…

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How post-2008 financial reforms quietly strengthened Britain’s banking giants

How post-2008 financial reforms quietly strengthened Britain’s banking giants

When the global financial crisis hit in 2008, banks around the world collapsed or came close to it. Governments were forced to step in with billions of pounds of public money to stop the system…

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